Ironworker salary in Little Rock, AR
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Ironworkers in the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway, AR area earn a median of $46,660 a year, or $22.43 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $59,030. That's 3% more than the Arkansas median of $45,510.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $17.24/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 310
- After cost of living
- $52,210
- Median hourly pay
- $22.43/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −26%
- vs Arkansas median
- +3%
Apprentice, journeyman and top ironworker pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $35,850–$38,670$17.24–$18.59/hr | |
| Journeyman | $46,660$22.43/hr | |
| Top earners | $56,040–$59,030$26.94–$28.38/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Little Rock, AR compares
- Little Rock ranks 3rd of 4 Arkansas metro areas for ironworker pay.
- Ironworkers are more concentrated in the Little Rock area than nationally: 0.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.9 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $59,030, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $35,850: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do ironworkers make in Little Rock, AR?
- Ironworkers in the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway, AR area earn a median of $46,660 a year, or $22.43 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $59,030.
- How much do ironworkers make an hour in Little Rock, AR?
- The median hourly wage is $22.43. The middle half earn between $18.59 and $26.94 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice ironworkers make in Little Rock, AR?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.24 an hour ($35,850 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.59.
- How much does a journeyman ironworker make in Little Rock, AR?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $46,660 a year ($22.43 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $56,040–$59,030.
- Do ironworkers make more in Little Rock or Memphis?
- Memphis pays more: the median is $46,660 in Little Rock and $50,390 in Memphis, a 7% difference.
- How does Little Rock pay compare with the rest of Arkansas?
- The Little Rock median of $46,660 is 3% more than the Arkansas median of $45,510.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-2221 (Structural Iron and Steel Workers), area code 30780 (Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed ironworkers and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (89.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures